How many landlocked countries are there in South America?

A landlocked country is a country that is entirely bordered by land and has no access to marine water bodies.

Of the 14 countries that make up South America, only two are landlocked.

The Republic of Paraguay is located in central South America. Because of its centrality, it is often referred to as the ‘Heart of South America’. It has a total area of 406,752 square kilometers. It is the smallest landlocked country in the Americas. It is bordered to the south and to the southwest by Argentina, to the east and to the northeast by Brazil, and to the northwest by Bolivia. Despite being landlocked, Paraguay still has a navy because it can access the Atlantic Ocean through Paraguay–Parana Rivers.

Bolivia is situated on the western-central part of South America. The capital city of Bolivia is Sucre. However, the seat of the government is located in La Paz. Bolivia, at 1,098,581 square kilometers, is the largest landlocked country in South America. The country is bordered by Brazil to the north and to the east, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina to the south, Peru to the northwest, and Chile to the southwest.

Initially, Bolivia was not landlocked. It had a coastline along the Pacific Ocean. However, during the War of the Pacific that was fought between 1879 and 1883, Bolivia lost its coastline to Chile.